A History of Modern Ethiopia, 1855-1991: Second Edition

by Bahru Bahru Zewde, Bahru Zewde

Overview

Bounded by Sudan to the west and north, Kenya to the south, Somalia to the southeast, and Eritrea and Djibouti to the northeast, Ethiopia is a pivotal country in the geopolitics of the region. Yet it is important to understand this ancient and often splintered country in its own right.

In A History of Modern Ethiopia, Bahru Zewde, one of Ethiopia’s leading historians, provides a compact and comprehensive history of his country, particularly the last two centuries. Of importance to historians, political scientists, journalists, and Africanists alike, Bahru’s A History of Modern Ethiopia, now with additional material taking it up to the last decade, will be the preeminent overview of present-day Ethiopia.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780821445723
Publisher:	Ohio University Press
Publication date:	03/17/2002
Series:	Eastern African Studies
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	254
File size:	16 MB
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About the Author

Bahru Zewde is a senior lecturer in history at Addis Ababa University.

Table of Contents

Contents Illustrations Maps Sources of illustrations Acronyms Preface Preface to the Second Edition Introduction 1 The background 1 The internal scene in the first half of the nineteenth century The northern principalities States and peoples of southern Ethiopia The link: long-distance trade 2 The external challenge Renewed European interest Egyptian expansion 2 Unification and Independence 1855–1896 1 The first response: Kasa - Tewodros Tewodros as modernizer Tewodros and the foreigners The end of Tewodros 2 A new approach to unification 3 Intensification of the external challenge Gundat and Gura: victory without peace 4 The road to Matamma 5 The creation of the modern Ethiopian empire-state The process of expansion The birth of a capital Crisis in the socio-economic order: the ‘Great Ethiopian Famine’, 1888–1892 6 Resolution of the external challenge The campaign of Adwa 3 From Adwa to Maychaw 1896-1935 1 The historical significance of Adwa 2 The socio-economic order Mode of surplus appropriation Trade Concessions Modern education and the birth of an intelligentsia 3 Political developments The decade of consolidation (1896–1906) Power struggle (1908–1930) The problem of succession The Iyyasu interlude Creeping autocracy (1916–1930) The emergence of absolutism (1930–1935) 4 The Italian Occupation 1936-1941 1 The Italo-Ethiopian war 2 Italian rule 3 The Resistance 5 From Liberation to Revolution 1941-1974 1 The international setting The British decade The American era 2 The socio-economic scene Agriculture and land tenure Trade and industry 3 Consolidation of absolutism The emperor The governing élite The Revised Constitution of 1955 The apparatus of coercion 4 Opposition Plots and conspiracies The attempted coup d'état of 1960 Peasant rebellions Eritrea: federation, union and separatism The Ethiopian Student Movement 6 Revolution and its Sequel 1 Typology 2 The popular upsurge 3 The ‘creeping coup’ 4 Military rule and its opponents 5 The ideological schooling of the Darg 6 Towards one-man rule 7 The end Ethno-nationalist insurgency Economic crisis Global change The final offensives Conclusion Glossary Notes on transliteration Personal names Index